When parents stop a medication they need or interrupt breastfeeding earlier than intended, the impact affects both mother and child. We need better evidence and decision support.
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A detailed scan of a fossil therapsid embryo reveals the oldest egg belonging to a mammalian ancestor.
Without support from the community, workplace, government and society as a whole, even doctors have trouble breastfeeding – a challenge commercial infant formula companies take advantage of.
Organoids of mammary glands can help researchers more efficiently study lactation, with findings that could apply to fields ranging from agriculture to medicine.
Many prenatal supplements don’t have enough folate, choline and omega-3 fatty acids.
Climate change has affected food availability for polar bears, which can impact polar bear mothers’ ability to lactate.
All mammals produce milk. But there’s no milk quite like that produced by monotremes and marsupials. Here’s what’s so special about it.
Around the globe, 823,000 child deaths could be prevented annually with appropriate breastfeeding. Formula makers continue to defy a 40-year-old international code on marketing their product.
Researchers don’t fully understand the composition of breast milk and its benefits. Beyond nutrition, it contains enzymes, hormones and the mother’s antibodies — including antibodies for COVID-19.
Women want to start breastfeeding again for a range of reasons, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what’s involved.
This insect’s unique reproductive biology could lead to new ways to control the species in the environment – and prevent the deadly sleeping sickness it spreads to people.
Most women want to breastfeed, but many struggle to start and to continue. Here are five ways to make it easier.
Domperidone raises levels of prolactin, which increases the production of breast milk. It’s safe for mothers and babies, but not all women will experience the same increase in milk volume.
The potential for exploitation is rife in the international market for breast milk. Fair trade and fair pay regulations are crucial to protect consumers in Australia and suppliers abroad.
Breastfeeding mothers often receive a variety of well-intentioned advice about what and what not to eat during this period. But what does the science say?
Top contributors
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Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Deputy Director (Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), Burnet Institute
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Public Health Registrar & Senior Research Fellow (Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health), Burnet Institute
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Senior Lecturer/Course Convenor in Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Adelaide University
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Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health; Canada Research Chair in Early Nutrition and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Assistant Professor of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences, University of Toronto
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Senior Research Fellow, Health Sciences, University of Bristol
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Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence, University of California, San Diego